Pod Restaurant

Philadelphia, PA

3636 Sansom Street

The Pod Restaurant in Philadelphia is part of Stephen Starr’s restaurant empire, comprised of several high-class, highbrow locations.  This time, Starr offers a casually elegant restaurant serving up Japanese and general Asian cuisine.  The concept for the design of the space was the brain child of Manhattan’s David Rockwell.  The famous designer was influenced to create the starship-like interior of the Pod Restaurant in Philadelphia by the films “Sleeper” and “2001:  A Space Odyssey”.

Located between 36^th and 37^th Streets in Philadelphia’s “University City” area, Starr’s retro-modern Pod Restaurant in Philadelphia is full of happy patrons sipping traditional Japanese sake, nursing a beer, and savoring rainbow-colored cocktails.  Guests can nibble on delicious appetizers and entrees such as fresh sushi, dim sum, and other savory Pan-Asian offerings served up in style by executive chefs Michael Schulson, Hiroyuki Zama Tanaka, and Erik Preston and their highly capable, well-trained team.

Boasting such amenities as a full bar, available counter seating, and take-out or late night cuisine, the Pod Restaurant in Philadelphia can accommodate almost any desire.  Call ahead for fabulous private banquet facilities, available for anywhere from 12 to 50 people.  Banquet dining is offered with a prix fixe menu.  Valet parking is available seven days a week, but several privately owned parking lots are also open for self-service parking within the area.

Reservations recommended

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